] We have received word that a trojaned version of DC++,] which is a P2P program, is available for download on] several legitimate sites, including download.com.]] From what we know only build 0.668 is affected. The] trojaned version installs several malware onto the system] upon execution of the installer.]] It installs TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.er,] Trojan.Win32.Krepper.ag and Trojan.Win32.Agent.ba - these] files are all in a way related to the installation of] AdWare.]] Once again we're seeing that a single package is] downloading a huge amount of AdWare. All in all we] detected about 50 infected objects on an infected system.]] It's interesting to note is that the trojaned version of] DC++ actually is smaller in size than the clean one.

] Peter Higginson, security executive for Coors Brewers,] agreed: "It's better to have them on the inside than on] the outside. I think it's a good thing, but you'd have to] keep them happy to stop them doing what they might have] done before. It comes down to how much you trust your] employees. But it could put HR in a tough spot for not] employing someone on the basis of their background."

How these reporters decide who to interview for a quote must be pretty interesting. I can understand interviewing security company and HR execs... but how do you decide to drop a line to the head of security of a brewery for an article about hiring virii writers?

] Hawaiian passengers can already check in over the] Internet. Using BaggageDirect.com, they can now check in] luggage from their home, office, or hotel (at least 12] hours notice is required). When the passenger arrives at] the airport, they go through security and directly to] their departure gate.]] The goal is no lines, no waiting, and no hassles.] ] Using guidelines approved by the Transportation Security] Administration (TSA), BaggageDirect will send a trained,] uniformed, and TSA-certified "mobile skycap" to retrieve] the luggage and present the passengers with their] boarding passes and baggage claim receipts. The cost for] one person with two pieces of luggage is $30. It is $15] for each additional person going to the same location.

] Wright: I'm uncollecting. I buy collections on eBay,] and I disperse them out to people again. I have to be] like an entropic force to collectors, otherwise all of] this stuff will get sorted. It's like the opposing force,] uncollectors.] ] All of these things are collections of weird stuff. I] go to estate sales and pick up collections from people] who got tired of collecting. ]] GameSpy: Are you trying to start a movement?] ] Wright: No, it's just a hobby. It's fun. ] ] GameSpy: How much stuff have you uncollected so far?] ] Wright: A lot. ] ] GameSpy: What are some of the things you have uncollected] so far?] ] Wright: Oh, lets see %u2026 little dolls--souvenir] dolls from cities, dice, fossils, a lot of stuff. ] ] GameSpy: How much are you willing to spend on an] uncollection?] ] Wright: I don't spend much on it. It's always really] cheap stuff. I've been spending my real money on Russian] space hardware. ] ] GameSpy: Russian space hardware?] ] Wright: Control panels, controllers, joysticks%u2026 ] ] GameSpy: From Sputnik?] ] Wright: Soyuz, Mir...

Except that with the Russian pins -- if these are like the russian pin collections being hawked at Red Square, they have bazillions of them and they go for $2-10, depending on how you negotiate. They always claim they are authentic, and they are nice and metal and old seeming, but you get the distinct sense there is a factory somewhere making them and they sell for $1 or so.